Into. bed. In fits. In debt. In physic. In a high fever. In transports of joy. I am in doubt; in hopes; in my senses. He is not right in In the afternoon. In the meantime. his mind. In June. Once in four years. They spend their time in quarrelling. In appearance. Indeed. In fact. Instead of. In name. In my opinion. power. In my presence. hand. In jest. In common. In my In comparison. He has them well in dence. Taken in the fact. in. Against a world in arms. in (adverb). You cannot take me Inasmuch as. Go She lay in (adverb). Is your father in? (adverb). In and out (adverb). He fell into a fever. He He went into public life. He question, enter into the subject. She went into hysterics. Far Four into five equals twenty. He fell into the river. late this into French. Instead of. You shall go instead of me. Near. Trans 'Instead' is used as an adverb; as, 'He came instead.' Richmond is near London. drowned. aware of. He was very near being He was nearer being ruined than he was 'Near himself' or 'near' in old English means parsimonious. Which is the nearest station? (adjective). Winter drew near (adverb). He is not near so violent as he used to be (for 'nearly') (adverb). D Next. They placed me next the wall. 'Next' is usually an adjective or an adverb The next town, the next page, next week, &c. (adjec- Notwithstanding. I do not envy him, notwithstanding his wealth. Of. Off. content, notwithstanding I expected more (conjunc- Equivalent to the possessive case, but less forcible. We What is this made of? Desirous of returning. of great things. Mindful of his duty. Capable 'Of' nearly always follows the superlative; as— In old English, the sign of the agent; as— He You will repent Seen of them forty days. Ashamed of himself. In need of. Full of Void of. To relieve of, rob of, inquire of, speak of. of me. river Thames.') He fell off his horse. He answered off hand. tree. Twelve miles off (adverb). On or Upon. As prepositions these words are the same in meaning, but 'upon' is never used as an adverb. 'On' is the opposite to 'off’— the way to Paris. On a sudden. On the contrary. On reflection. On the spot. On the On purpose. arrival of the judge the trial began. mind on, heart on, affections on. Have pity on, mercy on. To live upon vegetables. Tuesday. To set one's To take on himself. To play on a concertina. On To set upon, sit upon, look upon, come upon, think upon; resolve on, border on, rely on. Hold an inquest on. Adverb-Put your coat on. You must go six miles Out of Over. on. To go on, hurry on, help on. Get on with It is going on for four o'clock. your work. and on. Off is the opposite to 'into' or 'in.' 'Out' is an adverb Get out of my sight. Out of anxiety to know his ing. Out of order, Out of time. Out of hearOut of my wits. He went over the A dark cloud hangs over me. Adverb-He does not seem over happy. over. Say it over and over again. Read this Moreover. The Over against. Carthage was over against Sicily. I dincd at the Royal Academy, and sat over against the Archbishop of York. (Johnson.) Regarding, Respecting, Touching, shorter forms for 'having regard to,' 'having respect to,'' applying the mind to'Lord Eldon spoke regarding the law of succession to the crown. Let me hear your opinion respecting the subject under discussion. Did he say anything touching my affairs ? Save. The same as 'except,' but an older word— Since. The proposals were all refused, save mine. It is three years since his death. Ever since that day. 'Since' is more properly an adverb or a conjunctionIt happened ten days since (adverb). what he has been doing since (adverb). I know not like it so much, why do you not keep it? (conjunction). It it now a year since he died (conjunction). Through, anciently spelt 'thorough,' which is still used as an adjective He got He drove the sword through his breast. Adverb-He went through at three o'clock. Throughout. through to London, i. e. all the way. He went You must go From that centre it spread throughout Europe. It was wrong throughout (adverb). Till or Until. Till nine o'clock. Till night. then. Till within this hour. Until now. Till I will stay 'Till' or 'until' is more properly a conjunction- ('To' is often omitted after these verbs-Give, present, offer, send, lend, hand; as, 'He handed her a cup of tea.') He went to Paris. The path of duty is the way to All this is nothing to you. As an orator glory. Ask to your health. It does not belong to me. him to breakfast. Death to the tyrant. I drink a man. The time to a minute. school. To-day. To-morrow. From day to day. To the best of my power, knowledge, understanding, recollection, information, belief. to face. To such a degree. You do it to your own disgrace. To his face. Face He took it to heart. I said nothing to his disparagement. It is not known to me. To this end. To my taste. He was persuaded to it. Contrary to; contradictory to. Opposite to; adverse to. They came to words, to blows. Man to man. From man to man. From hand to hand. From mouth to mouth. Next to; near to. Adverb: To and fro. Shut the door to. She came to. 'Lay to' in old English means 'apply'—'It is time for thee to lay to thine hand.' 'Unto' is only found in old English, or in imitations of it in poetry. 'To' is the sign of the infinitive-'In time to come.' Toward or Towards. He came towards me. A kind of reverence should be used towards all men. Cyprus lies towards Syria. It grows cold towards evening. Toward' is the older form. In old English the syllable 'ward' is sometimes placed after the noun; as, 'Your faith to Godward,' i. e. toward God. In modern |